Why doesn't the camera come back to my subject?

When the camera returns after a full blur, the model has to redraw the subject from scratch, and in our tests the person came back looking like someone else. Ending on the blur keeps your subject untouched.

How do I use it as a transition?

Place the whip pan at the end of one clip and start the next clip on a similar blur, or just cut on the fastest frame. The motion hides the join.

Will it change what's in my photo?

No. The effect only adds motion, light and atmosphere; everyone in the photo stays exactly as they appear in it. The default model doesn't filter photos. Some models you can switch to in Studio apply their own content filters and may turn a photo down.

Which direction does it whip?

The model chooses. To force a direction, customize the prompt and write "whips sharply to the left" or "to the right".

Per run, in US dollars, with the price shown on the Generate button for whichever model you pick. Failed runs are free of charge.

Will this effect change how the person in my photo looks?

Your photo anchors the subject; the effect adds the motion and look described in its prompt. Check the face, hands and clothing in the result. If a gesture distorts them, try a clearer crop or a simpler movement.

Can I upload a photo of someone else?

Only one you have the right to use, and never to make intimate content of a real person without their documented consent. The content policy has the full rule.

How long is the Whip Pan clip, and can it be longer?

Whip Pan defaults to a 5-second clip. Before you run it in Studio, you can choose a longer length — the maximum depends on the model you pick — and the price on the button updates to match. You can also continue on the canvas from the clip's last frame.

Whip Pan AI Video Effect

Name: Whip Pan — Sample 1
Uploaded: 2026-09-26
Duration: 5 s
Description: The camera holds on your subject, then whips away in a fast swish pan that smears the frame into streaks of motion blur.

Styles

After Dark

Laser Room

Color Smoke

Silk Drop

Petal Storm

Slow Shutter

Candlelight

Behind the Hair

Call Me

Champagne Toast

Darkroom Red

Doorway Lean

Eyes on You

Join Me

Late-Night Dance

Club Strobe

Romance

Kiss

Camera moves

Tiny Planet

Whip Pan

Transform

Molten Gold

Fashion

Mirror Glance

Atmosphere

Lace Shadows

Motion

Groove

Fun

Meltdown

Product

Ingredients Burst

Film looks

Film Burn

Video templates

The Glance Back

Candles Come Alive

Silk Drift

Neon After Hours

Sway Under the Lamp

Mirror Moment

Morning Light

Passing Headlights

Whisper Session

Slow Push-In

Half Orbit

Drone Rise

This effect writes the prompt for you. Add one image.

We never filter your prompt.

Back to the studio

The camera holds on your subject, then whips away in a fast swish pan that smears the frame into streaks of motion blur.

Seedance 2.0 Mini

Model: Seedance 2.0 Mini
Length: 5 s
Resolution: 720p
Per run: $0.265
Type: Camera moves
Also runs on: MiniMax H3, Seedance 2.0 Fast, Kling 3.0, Seedance 2.0, Wan 3.0, Vidu Q3 Turbo, MiniMax H3 Max, Kling 2.5 Turbo, Wan 2.6 Flash

What this effect sends

This is the full prompt, word for word. Copy it, or open it in the generator and change anything you like.

The shot holds on the main subject for a moment, then the camera whips sharply to one side in a fast swish pan, and the whole frame smears into streaks of motion blur as it races past the surroundings until the end of the shot.

Customize in the generator

Pictures that work best

Photos with lights or detail beside the subject give the streaks something bright to smear.
Evening and night scenes produce the most striking light trails.
Trim the clip in your editor to the length of blur you like, then cut straight into the next shot.
Make two whip pans and join them tail to head for a matching in-and-out transition.

Models this effect runs on

The same prompt on different models. Pick by look and by price.

Seedance 2.0 Mini$0.265 per run
5 s · 720p
MiniMax H3$0.185 per run
5 s · 768p
Seedance 2.0 Fast$0.484 per run
5 s · 720p
Kling 3.0$0.336 per run
5 s · 720p
Seedance 2.0$0.76 per run
5 s · 720p
Wan 3.0$0.45 per run
5 s · 720p
Vidu Q3 Turbo$0.33 per run
5 s · 720p
MiniMax H3 Max$0.4 per run
5 s · 768p
Kling 2.5 Turbo$0.28 per run
5 s
Wan 2.6 Flash$0.113 per run
5 s · 720p

How it works

01
Add one photo
Choose the photo to match the example: include both people for a shared gesture, and keep the face and any hands involved clearly visible. Upload your own photo or start with a Whip Pan sample.
02
Check the price
Whip Pan defaults to a 5-second clip for $0.265. Swap the model or change the length and resolution before you run — the price on the button updates to match, and that's the whole cost of the clip.
03
Generate
Your Whip Pan clip renders in the background, lands in History and is never published.

Do the move yourself

Whip Pan keeps one version of this shot. To give Whip Pan your own motion or ending, write it yourself in Image to Video, starting from the prompt above.

Open Image to Video

What it does to your photo

Whip Pan is the editor's favorite transition. The shot holds on your subject for a moment, then the camera whips sharply to one side and the whole frame smears into streaks of motion blur as it races past the surroundings. Cut your next clip in right at the blur and the two shots join as if the camera swung from one to the other.

It runs on Seedance 2.0 Mini, the lower-priced model. In our test, a woman at a cafe window held the frame for a beat before the camera whipped out to the street outside, where the lamps and the passing cars turned into trails of light.

The move travels away from your subject and ends in motion, so the model has very little of your subject to redraw. When we asked the camera to whip back and land on the person again, the face returned looking like a different person, so we built this effect as a clean exit instead. In a close portrait the face can still shift slightly in the moment before the whip, so check the opening second before you cut.

Use it to stitch clips together in travel reels, fashion edits, music videos and before-and-after reveals.